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  • n  heart surgery in which the rib cage is spread open, the heart is stopped and blood is detoured through a heart-lung machine while a heart valve or coronary artery is surgically repaired
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  • Dave Brandon talks about young granddaughter's successful open heart surgery at Mott
    A story in The Detroit News profiles University of Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon's relationship with his 20-month granddaughter, who received open-heart surgery at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. Dave BrandonLon Horwedel | AnnArbor.com file photoHis granddaughter, Illeana Brandon, suffers...
    June 13, 2013 - MLive.com
  • Granddaughter is champion most beloved by U-M's Dave Brandon
    Not even two weeks after her first birthday last October, Ileana — called Ilee by her family — underwent open-heart surgery at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, a facility near and dear to Dave Brandon, Michigan's athletic director.
    June 13, 2013 - Detroit News

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